Portets tourism and travel guide
Visit Portets: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsPortets is situated in the Gironde department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 20 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Portets is 508 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure at 12 km and Musée d'Aquitaine at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Portets, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Portets in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Gironde
Map of places to visit near Portets
Markets in and near Portets
- Cadillac: market Saturday (11km)
- Creon: market Wednesday (11km)
- Leognan: market Saturday (15km)
- Begles: market Wednesday (16km)
- Gradignan: market Saturday (17km)
- Cenon: market Wednesday (20km)
- Bordeaux: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday all day & Saturday & Monday all day & Friday (20km)
- Langon: market Sunday & Friday (20km)
- Cestas: market Sunday (21km)
- Carbon-Blanc: market Thursday (23km)
More information about Portets, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Portets, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Portets.
Heritage sites
- La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (12km)
- La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (12km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
- Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
- Bordeaux Port (20km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)
- Saint-Emilion (31km)
- Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
National Monuments
- Cadillac Chateau (10km)
- Sauve-Majeure Abbey (12km)
- Pey-Berland Tower (20km)
- Cave Pair-non-Pair (39km)
- Montcaret Archaeological site (43km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Landes de Gascogne (43km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (31km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (43km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Mongenan (1km)
- Parc du château de Grenade (5km)
- Jardins du château de Malle (18km)
- Jardins du château de Vayres (24km)
- Jardin du Fond de l’or (30km)
- Jardins du Sardy (46km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bordeaux (14km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Bec d'Ambès (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac (25km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Portets
from Bordeaux (prefecture): 20 km
from Paris: 508 km
from Calais: 716 km
from Nice: 623 km
from Bordeaux: 20 km
from Strasbourg: 758 km
Getting here
Portets is in the south-west of France. Most visitors will fly into Bordeaux airport (or Bergerac) while drivers should allow 7-8 hours driving time from the ports at Le Havre or Cherbourg. For driving distances to Portets from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arbanats, Ayguemorte-les-Graves, Baurech, Beautiran, Cambes, Castres-Gironde, Haux, Isle-Saint-Georges, Langoiran, Le Tourne, Lestiac-sur-Garonne, Paillet, Podensac, Rions, Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux, Saint-Selve, Tabanac and Virelade.
This page in French: Visiter Portets
